What are the best family suburbs in Victoria?

The top-ranked suburbs are Broomfield, Lower Norton, Mailors Flat, Scotsburn, Yapeen, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Family Suburbs in Victoria

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs ranked for families using education access, early-years services, safety, parks and sport facilities from official data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Broomfield	100
#2	Lower Norton	100
#3	Mailors Flat	100
#4	Scotsburn	100
#5	Yapeen	100
#6	Longlea	100
#7	Nilma North	100
#8	Allans Flat	100
#9	Kirkstall	100
#10	Wattle Bank	99
#11	Tarrawingee	99
#12	Barrabool	99
#13	Quantong	99
#14	Sulky	99
#15	Mystic Park	99
#16	Neerim	99
#17	Briar Hill	99
#18	Glenaroua	99
#19	Chesney Vale	99
#20	Wandana Heights	98
#21	Lauriston	98
#22	Eaglemont	98
#23	Sugarloaf Creek	98
#24	Cora Lynn	98
#25	Yalca	98
#26	Gundowring	97
#27	Illowa	97
#28	Sarsfield	97
#29	Highton	97
#30	Outtrim	97
#31	Scotts Creek	97
#32	Dhurringile	97
#33	Iona	97
#34	Montmorency	97
#35	Winslow	96
#36	Blackburn South	96
#37	Batesford	96
#38	Hughesdale	96
#39	Cooriemungle	96
#40	Shelbourne	96
#41	Learmonth	96
#42	McKinnon	95
#43	Yannathan	95
#44	Woolamai	95
#45	Purnim	95
#46	Doncaster East	95
#47	Tyntynder South	94
#48	Poowong North	94
#49	Ormond	94
#50	Cardigan Village	94

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 17 August 2026 at 1:40 am AEST

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